An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery ... by the end of 1849 and more than 250,000 by 1852. These settlers were dubbed “forty-niners” after the year they arrived. The gold mines became ...

The discovery of gold in California in 1848 generated ... View the video clips below to see the effects the Gold Rush had on the state of California and the country. Marcia Eymann visited the ...

In 1849, thousands rushed to California in search of gold Discover how the Gold Rush changed the Wild West forever ...

starting the California Gold Rush of 1849. Today, Coloma preserves their history at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where visitors can visit the on-site museum, learn how to pan ...